(October 28, 2015 at 11:37 am)alpha male Wrote:(October 28, 2015 at 11:32 am)TheRocketSurgeon Wrote: My position is called the Tit-For-Tat Rule. In short, it means "be altruistic to others until you see they are not playing by the rules, then treat them as they treat you". You can read about it, here.
Interesting read, particularly:
The most admired standard of behavior, in the West, at least, is the Golden Rule, attributed to Jesus of Nazareth. Everyone knows its formulation in the first-century Gospel of St. Matthew: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Almost no one follows it.
So, Sagan agrees that people don't live up to Biblical standards.
Many western people might attribute the Golden Rule to Jesus these days, but this is mainly due to ignorance. In writing, the Golden Rule dates back at least as far as Hammurabi's Code, which is older than the Bible and certainly much older than the alleged teachings of Zombie Jesus.
Verbatim from the mouth of Jesus (retranslated from a retranslation of a copy of a copy):
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. How can you see your brother's head up his ass when your own vision is darkened by your head being even further up your ass? How can you say to your brother, 'Get your head out of your ass,' when all the time your head is up your own ass? You hypocrite! First take your head out of your own ass, and then you will see clearly who has his head up his ass and who doesn't." Matthew 7:1-5 (also Luke 6: 41-42)
Also, I has a website: www.RedbeardThePink.com
